Former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has his eyes set on the presidency, ANA reported. Motsoeneng, who was fired in June last year, was reportedly addressing an event organised by Incredible Happenings Ministry leader Prophet Paseka “Mboro” Motsoeneng and civil rights group #NotInMyNameSA on Tuesday night. Motsoeneng reportedly said …

Public Service and Administration Minister, Ayanda Dlodlo, on Monday said that government was in the process of reviewing regulations for all entry-level posts in the public service, to allow the recruitment of new entrants without prior experience into entry-level jobs. Dlodlo has taken the initiative to review the application of the …

A suspected gang boss and six alleged gangsters are expected to appear in the Kuils River Magistrate’s Court on Monday where they face over a 100 charges for contravening the Prevention of Organized Crime Act (POCA). Cape Town police arrested the men during a “takedown” operation in the early hours …

Eskom said there is no immediate possibility of load shedding on Monday after the power utility implemented Stage 1 power cuts on Sunday. Spokesperson Dikatso Mothae said the system was working much better and there was no immediate risk of load shedding. Eskom’s power generating capacity remained constrained, Mothae added, …

Stage one rotational load shedding was implemented at 2.15pm on Sunday afternoon and is likely to continue until 10pm on Sunday night “to preserve emergency resources”, state-owned power utility Eskom said. “Customers are reminded to treat all electrical points as live during load shedding,” Eskom said in a statement. “Customers …

A 46-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for murder at the Molopo Magistrate’s Court in Mmabatho today, North West police said. Sergeant Keneilwe Tshabile said the regional court sentenced Tsietsi Mmusi for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Victoria Kitsenyane, 35. Mmusi stabbed Kitsenyane with a screwdriver on December …

Five more grounded aircraft from South African Express (SAX) should return to service in December, the department of public enterprises said on Wednesday. In a briefing to parliament’s portfolio committee on public enterprises, acting director general Thuto Shomang, said this would see “at 13 aircraft at least in full operation” …

The City of Cape Town has slammed the murder of two security guards at a housing development site in Philippi earlier this week. The two guards were shot and killed on Sunday on-site at the Sweet Home Incremental Development Area which is currently under construction in Philippi. According to the …

A Cabinet reshuffle is looming following the resignation of Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba, one day before the deadline that was set by the Public Protector for President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against him for lying under oath, Business Day reported. According to Business Day, more changes to the …

Passenger Railway Agency South Africa (Prasa) on Tuesday said the majority of Johannesburg Park Station platforms will be closed, with limited train services accessing the station between November 16 and December 16. Prasa said their modernisation programme aimed at rolling out new modernised railway infrastructure for a safer, faster, smoother …